Archive for 'Parables of Jesus'

Pastor Tim talks about the minute we except Christ as savior we enter into a heavenly race. The bible tells us there’s no other way to get to heaven but by running this race. Tim explains by nature, we are distant from the goal; and, if we would have heaven, we must run for it. There is a saying that a man can no more get to heaven who does not run this race—than one can get to his journey’s end who never sets a step in the way 2 Peter 1:10,11. Therefore, if you are to run this heavenly race successfully you must take heed of those things which will hinder and impede you in your race Proverbs 12:27 and throw off all weights of sin in the world that drag you down Hebrews 12:1, Psalm 38:4, 2 Timothy 4:10, 1 John 2:15 if you intend to lay hold on the crown. Are you running this race yet? If so, do you have things that impede your race and walk with God today?

“Don’t you know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize!” 1 Corinthians 9:24

Series: Hebrews 12:1
Speaker: Tim Miles
Type: Sunday Sermon

The Christian Race [ 38:57 ] Play Now
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Pastor Tim talks about Abraham’s faithfulness in serving God and how it led to the most rewarding gift of all, his son Isaac. Have you ever said, why me, when God has put something on your heart to do?  Tim explains that sometimes as Christians we find ourselves making up excuses in our minds because maybe we’re too busy or scared to do what the Lord has asked of us. Just like Abraham, we too need to be faithful in our minds to God and be obedient to His Word and do the things that God is calling us to do in order to receive the blessings and rewards He has waiting for us. 

I believe Hebrews records the very thought of Abraham’s faith – “Here we have no lasting city.” Everything breaks. Everything ages, spoils, rusts. Only God remains unchanged and glorious. Hebrews 13:14

Series: Hebrews 11:8
Speaker: Tim Miles
Type: Sunday Sermon

Obedience takes Faith [ 34:06 ] Play Now
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Pastor Tim talks about when we have faith in humans we find sin and mistakes, but faith in God is having the kind of trust and confidence in Christ that leads us to commit our whole life to Him as Savior. Many of us see faith itself as if it were something you had to do, earn or learn in order for God to love you and save you, but as Tim explains we can’t have a right faith by anything we do, but only what is given to us by the Holy Spirit through the Word of God, who then lights up and directs our senses and our reasoning.

Faith trusts God to forgive us. Faith trusts God to make us holy. Faith trusts God to make us effective. Faith trusts God to never abandon us.

“Have faith in God, Jesus answered” Mark 11:22. Because “If you can? said Jesus. Everything is possible for him who believes” Mark 9:23.

Series: Hebrews 11:1
Speaker: Tim Miles
Type: Sunday Sermon

What is Faith [ 35:13 ] Play Now
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Pastor Tim talks about the privileges of Fellowship and Salvation through Christ. He explains that we have many privileges here on earth that requires someone or type of membership to gain access to it. But the greatest privilege of all is knowing Christ as Savior since through Christ alone (John 14:6) we gain access to God and to Everlasting Life. Unlike worldly privileges that are temporary, access to God through Christ is free to anyone who calls upon the name of the Lord. Which privilege will you choose today?

“That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved” Romans 10:9.

Series: Hebrews 6:19
Speaker: Tim Miles
Type: Sunday Sermon

Priviledge of Knowing Christ [ 37:32 ] Play Now
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Pastor Tim talks about how we need to lean on Christ with our burdens because when we lean on the things of this World we will always be disappointed and never satisfied. When we walk with God in our faithfulness, there will be many rewards in our lives and God will never forget our faithfulness to Him. Tim finishes with a wonderful analogy, that when we except Christ as Savior, God gives us a life of hope and raises the anchor that once kept us from moving forward in life. When we die that same anchor that once held us captive to our sin will be pulled up to heaven. Who do you lean on and is your anchor still down and holding you back today from God’s perfect plan and purpose for your life?

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding” Proverb 3:5.

Series: Hebrews 6:10
Speaker: Tim Miles
Type: Sunday Sermon

Basis of Christians Confidence [ 41:20 ] Play Now
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